I've just brought my DC out of the closet (oo-err) after absolutely ages. Admittedly, it has been through accident rather than design, as the only two consoles I currently have with me are this and the Mega Drive.

I never bought the console during its lifetime, as I picked it up in 2006. Even then, I've never really given it the time it deserved. It's just so... odd, playing a console after it's already been and gone. It's just a totally weird feeling. It's the only console I have ever picked up years after it stopped being sold and passed out of " normal" gaming memory and into "retro" nostalgia.

Obviously, I don't have that nostalgia though, as a Sega/Sonic fan and as a fan of those hazy late-90s/early-2000s, the machine still stikes a chord. It also helps that I've played a few DC ports in my day (most notably on the GC).

Anyway, I've set it all up. On my HDTV through the RF connection. It doesn't look great, though it's still playable. The main drawback is that the colours are just so dull - even Sonic Adventure looks jaded. JSR is the best, as it's just so bright and colourful on its own.

So I should get a VGA or Scart cable then? I don't want to spend too much, mind, as the last time I had the console out was about four years ago. I would like to play Shenmue I and II properly though, and I just can't do that on the RF as it would put me off.

Saying that, I played my N64 through the RF for all its life - I wasn't an informed gamer then. Heck, I didn't switch my GC over to scart til some point in late 2003/2004. I am an idiot, clearly.

Off the top of my head, the Crazy Taxi games and Headhunter are worth getting. Also Power Stone 2, once you're finished with the first, of course. Cosmic Smash is great but it was only released in Japan. There are ways of getting around that.

Been trying out loads of Dreamcast homebrew stuff, like the original Quake and some Half-Life Mods. It's amazing what people are able to do with the console, and there's still stuff in production. Also need to play some Propeller Arena again.

consolegaming wrote:Nice story nick. I have done the first one twice, but the second game only once and got quite far in it on my second playthrough, but lost patience on the bit i needed to get loads of cash.

You got stuck on the bit where you have to challenge those 3 guys to fights to get the prize money didn't you.

consolegaming wrote:Nice story nick. I have done the first one twice, but the second game only once and got quite far in it on my second playthrough, but lost patience on the bit i needed to get loads of cash.

You got stuck on the bit where you have to challenge those 3 guys to fights to get the prize money didn't you.

Well I would not say I got stuck, I just did not have the time to waste to get to a certain point. I may get back to it one day, maybe later on in the year. I think I will complete it in the run up to Christmas Day!